Public Events at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

9 a.m. - NoonRare materials from the collections of the Geography and Map Division will be on display. Staff will offer tours of the "Exploring the Early Americas" exhibition in the Jefferson Building to view the works of Waldseemuller.Location: LM B01 Geography and Map Reading Room, Basement floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-7223

Holiday

May 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.The Jefferson Building's Great Hall and exhibitions will be open to the public. All other reading rooms and other Library buildings will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day federal holiday. Location: All buildingsContact: (202) 707-8000

May 7, 2013, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.Ian MacKaye of bands The Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Embrace, Fugazi, and The Evens discusses his music and work as co-founder and co-owner of Dischord Records, which has been documenting music coming out of the Washington D.C. underground for the past 30 years.Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-2603

May 9, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.Liudmyla Hrynevych discusses her book "The Collectivization and Holodomor Chronicle Project: The Unknown Famine of 1928-1929," and Vladyslav Hrynevych discusses his new monograph titled "Unbridled Dissonance: The Second World War and Socio-political Attitudes in Ukraine, 1939-1941." Location: European Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson BuildingContact: (202) 707-4371

May 13, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.Filmmaker Aviva Kempner talks about and shows clips from her film "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg." Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-3779

Dona Gracia Nasi

May 29, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.Andree Aelion Brooks discusses her book "The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi."Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-9897

Open House

May 18, 2013, 9 a.m. - NoonRare materials from the collections of the Geography and Map Division will be on display. Staff will offer tours of the "Exploring the Early Americas" exhibition in the Jefferson Building to view the works of Waldseemuller.Location: LM B01 Geography and Map Reading Room, Basement floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-7223

Panel Discussion

May 1, 2013, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.Carrie Johnson, justice correspondent with National Public Radio, moderates a panel discussion on the movement in America for civil and human rights in honor of Law Day.Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison BuildingContact: (202) 707-4642

May 8, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.Jennifer Harbster of the Science, Technology, and Business Division talks about the role of technology in the Civil War.Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson BuildingContact: (202) 707-9203

May 22, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.Mark Dimunation of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division explores the contents of Lincoln's pockets on the night he was assassinated.Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson BuildingContact: (202) 707-9203